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SCP-2635 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2635
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$2.7M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
8
First-year costs are dominated by contingency reserves and one-time setup for dual custody; recurring costs are driven by continuous security, a small research program, and international investigations. Total first-year outlay (one-time + recurring) is roughly $4.0M with annual operating costs ~ $1.32M.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.7M
Forensic Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#12] Forensic/contingency reserve for worst-case cleanup, legal liabilities and disaster response recommended at $1,000,000.
Insurance Reserve $500K
[#17] Institutional self-insurance reserve recommended at $500,000 one-time.
Facilities $300K
[#1, #6] Hardened vault construction/modification for Site-58 and UIU Tamarack ($200,000) plus fire-suppression upgrades and site readiness ($100,000).
Public Relations Reserve $300K
[#18] Public relations / cover-up contingency reserve estimated at $300,000.
Emergency Exsul Retainer $250K
[#7] One-time retainer/reserve for immediate emergency Exsul execution (airlift/charter/contractors) assumed $250,000 retained.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#10] Capital equipment for research (mass spec, instrumentation, safe test apparatus) estimated at $100,000 one-time.
Pr It Reserve $100K
[#14] PR/cover contingency reserve (IT/process hardening related reserve) ~ $100,000.
Equipment $85K
[#2, #5, #14] Tamper-evident/GPS-tracked transport case purchase (~$15,000) + on-site sensor/CCTV suite installed (~$40,000) + IT hardening (~$30,000).
Training Program Initial $40K
[#15] Initial specialized training program ($20,000 per site × 2 sites = $40,000).
Legal Drafting $35K
[#13] One-time legal drafting and MOUs estimated at $35,000.
Archival Setup $10K
[#20] Long-term archival setup (secure/air-gapped backups, microfilm) ~$10,000 one-time.
Amnestic Initial Stock $5K
[#9] Initial pharmaceutical amnestic stock estimated at $5,000 one-time.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Research And Monitoring $650K/yr
[#10, #11] Dedicated research team and lab overhead ($250,000/yr) plus field investigations/intelligence budget (~$400,000/yr).
Staff Wages $400K/yr
[#4] Annualized payroll for continuous custody coverage across both organizations: 6guards + 1 supervisor + 1 custodian; includes taxes/benefits (≈ $400,000/yr).
Third Party Custody Retainer $100K/yr
[#8] Annual retainer for third-party emergency custody contractor (~$100,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $45K/yr
[#13, #14] Recurring interagency liaison/admin and legal support (~$30,000/yr) plus secure-processing / IT operations and modest PR readiness (~$15,000/yr).
Training And Personnel Development $35K/yr
[#15] Annual recurring training, counseling and background check turnover costs (~$25,000 training/counseling + ~$10,000 background checks = $35,000/yr).
Audits And Drills $28K/yr
[#19] Periodic audits, compliance testing and full handover drills (~$15k–$40k); estimate ~$27,500/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $22K/yr
[#2, #9, #16] Tamper-case calibration/maintenance ~$1,000/yr, amnestic replenishment ~$3,000/yr, and general consumables/utilities/overhead ~$17,500/yr.
Fire And Medical Contracts $20K/yr
[#6] Standby contracts/retainers for rapid fire/HAZMAT/medical/mortuary ~$20,000/yr.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#3] Biannual secure transfers (two handovers/year) including vehicle, escorts, fuel and overtime — planned ~$12,000/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#5, #20] Sensor/CCTV maintenance (~$4,000/yr) and archival maintenance/backups (~$2,000/yr).
Emergency Fund Readiness Tests $5K/yr
[#7] Small recurring cost for readiness tests and exercises of Emergency Protocol Exsul (~$5,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled transfers, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.
on-schedule transfers no transfer failures routine maintenance only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Transfer disruption or short-term containment complication requiring Emergency Protocol Exsul partial activation and elevated response costs.
missed/failed handover localized security incident temporary Exsul activation
🚨 Major Failure $3.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.3M vs baseline
Organization retains SCP-2635 for a calendar year (full containment failure) requiring full forensic response, mortuary handling, legal/PR payouts and large-scale emergency operations.
year-long possession by a single org mass-casualty event widespread forensic/PR response
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Guard 6 Six guards to provide 24/7 coverage across shifts during custody periods [#4].
On-site Supervisor 1 One on-site supervisor responsible for guard teams and custody handovers [#4].
Custodian / Attendant 1 Dedicated custodian/attendant for handling and immediate custody tasks [#4].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item guidance, so core recurring and one-time categories are fairly well constrained; however, uncertainty remains around probability of incidents, scale of international recoveries, and reserve utilization in a failure, so confidence is medium.
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